Texas A&M poultry science experts advise Texans with backyard flocks to be diligent in reducing birds' exposure to the disease.
State regulatory and animal health agencies have reported positive cases of a highly pathogenic avian influenza in Texas, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.
Now AgriLife Extension and faculty in the Department of Poultry Science at Texas A&M University are providing educational information for producers and the public regarding the positive cases and recommendations to mitigate commercial and backyard flock exposure to the disease.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) confirmed the first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza, HPAI, in Texas on April 2.
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